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. >>> i am brian flores live in san francisco. we will tell you what areas are affected and whether you can see flooding. >>> it may be sunny and sunnier in the neighborhood. but there are reports of hail in the area. steve will be here to tell you about it. a deal that will get you to los angeles for less than the cost of a cup of coffee. [ female announcer ] here's to a whole world of happier holidays. time to enchant, delight and amaze. safeway will help you gather everyone round. a smoked, shank half ham is only 99 cents a pound. get breyer's ice cream for $2.88 and dessert will surely shine. make it a grand finale with starbucks just $6.99. turns out this season less is really so much more. so make your holiday merrier than ever before. safeway. ingredients for life. . >>> once again breaking news. police raid add marijuana grow operation. this is happening at edgewater drive and oaklandway. they arrived here and raided the warehouse. you can see the police cruisers outside the parking lot and warehouse. it looks like they ar
. >>> i am brian flores live in san francisco. we will tell you what areas are affected and whether you can see flooding. >>> it may be sunny and sunnier in the neighborhood. but there are reports of hail in the area. steve will be here to tell you about it. a deal that will get you to los angeles for less than the cost of a cup of coffee. [ female announcer ] here's to a whole world of happier holidays. time to enchant, delight and amaze. safeway will help you gather everyone...
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brian flores has more. >> reporter: good afternoon. the question of whether kresh crab was gonna be served in time for christmastime appears to have been answered. it appears there's been an agreement between crab fisherman and brokers. now what, was at stake was the price per bound. fish brokers wanted to drop the price at below $3 and the owners thought $lee low $3. there was -- belee $3. there was a scheduled -- below $3. there was a scheduled meeting but it's been pushed back. the exact details are not released but they will take after the meeting this afternoon. many fishermen say they are anxious to get on the water as well. if all goes well, they will begin head out as early as tomorrow or the early part of next week as i'm sure many of these restaurants are looking forward to -- to having having fresh crab. more on this at 5:00 and 6:00. brian flores, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, brian. >>> scientists in santa cruz county are trying to figure out why hundreds of large humboldt skid are washing up to beaches. they are all
brian flores has more. >> reporter: good afternoon. the question of whether kresh crab was gonna be served in time for christmastime appears to have been answered. it appears there's been an agreement between crab fisherman and brokers. now what, was at stake was the price per bound. fish brokers wanted to drop the price at below $3 and the owners thought $lee low $3. there was -- belee $3. there was a scheduled -- below $3. there was a scheduled meeting but it's been pushed back. the...
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new at noon, brian flores is live in oakland with more. >> reporter: hi, mike. it could be the tragedy in connecticut or the buy back program. we understand that more guns today were turned in. on this table are military rifles, hunting rifles. these were once in the hands of people in the streets of oakland but now they are not. >> i mean, i have fixed mealings. on one hand, we are all devastated not only about sandy hook and that one incident of -- incidence of violence but violence in oakland is den stating. >> reporter: recently an additional 91 guns were turn intoed the oakland police department as a result of the gun buy back program. people can turn in their guns in exchange for $200. no questions asked. since the program, 190 guns have been pulled into oakland pd and pulled out of the streets. >> we're not politicians. we're citizens. >> reporter: keith stephenson is responsible for funding much of the money for this program. he said he just grew tired of the violence. he's fronted more than $100,000 to front the gun byback and now he wants to see this -
new at noon, brian flores is live in oakland with more. >> reporter: hi, mike. it could be the tragedy in connecticut or the buy back program. we understand that more guns today were turned in. on this table are military rifles, hunting rifles. these were once in the hands of people in the streets of oakland but now they are not. >> i mean, i have fixed mealings. on one hand, we are all devastated not only about sandy hook and that one incident of -- incidence of violence but...
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ktvu's brian flores joins us live from outside of the courthouse in san francisco to explain what was at stake. good afternoon, brian. >> reporter: hey, good afternoon, tori. well, what was at stake today was a civil case. but there was no decision made today here inside san francisco federal court. on the case of johannes mehserle and other officers involved in the shooting of oscar grant during a new year's party a few years ago. now, attorneys for anthony p. eroni and johannes mehserle argued they should be offered immunity because they argued the shooting was an accident. they also say it was tragic but there was reasonable actions by the officers to act the way they did. meanwhile, the attorneys for the victims and four others claim it was not an accident, that they were defenseless and should not be granted qualified immunity of the law. here's what both sides had to say. >> what it means is the simple fact that our rights have been violated. those young men are tie to us as a family -- are tied to us as a family. this an opportunity for the world to see that we do have legal ci
ktvu's brian flores joins us live from outside of the courthouse in san francisco to explain what was at stake. good afternoon, brian. >> reporter: hey, good afternoon, tori. well, what was at stake today was a civil case. but there was no decision made today here inside san francisco federal court. on the case of johannes mehserle and other officers involved in the shooting of oscar grant during a new year's party a few years ago. now, attorneys for anthony p. eroni and johannes mehserle...
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good morning everybody, it is thursday december 27th, i am brian flores in for dave clark. >> and i am claudine wong in for pam cook, it is nice to have a little bit of a break from that rain. >>> we just have some cloud cover to deal with this morning and we have more that will not interfere with rain showers. we have more up to the north notice there is a chance for a few sprinkles drifting into mendocino county but we have partly cloudy skies and temperatures are warming back up into the mid-50s, here is a look at traffic, good morning tara. >>> we don't know what traffic will be like if a lot of folks have the day off or if they are continuing christmas vacation but so far it looks pretty busy and you can see traffic is flowing well as you make your way towards foster city, and that's about it, 5:01 we will head back to the desk. >>> there has been a police shooting in walnut creek. it happened near an elementary school as well as 580. >> we are here in walnut creek, still a very active investigation. >> reporter: you can see there are police cruisers, a lot of police vehicles and
good morning everybody, it is thursday december 27th, i am brian flores in for dave clark. >> and i am claudine wong in for pam cook, it is nice to have a little bit of a break from that rain. >>> we just have some cloud cover to deal with this morning and we have more that will not interfere with rain showers. we have more up to the north notice there is a chance for a few sprinkles drifting into mendocino county but we have partly cloudy skies and temperatures are warming back...
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brian flores, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, brian. >>> the cold freezing weather early this morning caused icy conditions and accidents on bay area roads. the highway patrol says black ice caused a car to roll over on to an embankment off san pablo road near orinda. the chp says a short time later, there was another accident in the same area. no one was seriously injured in either incident. inspiration point was closed for about an hour and a half. >>> icy conditions are plameed for accident in petaluma this morning. the driver of a pickup truck hit black ice and caused the vehicle to flip on its side on petaluma south. there are no reports of injuries. steve paulson joins us in ten minutes to tell us how long this chilly weather will remain in the area. >>> oakland police are checked to release the name in the shooting death of a 15-year-old gill. the teen was running with friends yesterday afternoon when a gunman opened fire on the group. a 14-year-old boy was also shot. he ran a full city block and hid until police arrived. police have been reviewing surveillance video and interv
brian flores, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, brian. >>> the cold freezing weather early this morning caused icy conditions and accidents on bay area roads. the highway patrol says black ice caused a car to roll over on to an embankment off san pablo road near orinda. the chp says a short time later, there was another accident in the same area. no one was seriously injured in either incident. inspiration point was closed for about an hour and a half. >>> icy...
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ktvu brian flores gathering the information. he's going to bring us an update in a few minutes. >>> on sunday the president and more than 2,000 people came together for memorial service to remember the victims and first responders of the deadly shooting at sandy hook elementary in connecticut. [ applause ] there was a standing ovation for law enforcement who were able to help get dozens of children safely out of the school. president obama read the names of the 20 children who were killed. he says he's going to do everything possible to prevent shootings like this one from ever happening again. >> i am very mindful that mere words cannot match the depths of your sorrow. nor can they heal your wounded hearts. i can only hope it helps for you to know that you're not alone in your grief. >> outside the school and around newtown, there are memorials candles and teddy bears left by people who have traveled miles to honor the victims. >>> there is new details about the gunman in friday's deadly elementary rampage. authorities now say
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. >> i am brian flores, let's take a look at our weather, merry christmas to you rosemary. >> yes, we have splash and dash showers out there and eventually it will be a steady rain and with that rain will come wind as well and maybe hail and lightning. looking at storm tracker 2, wind doppler radars you can see all over southern california is where the steady rain is and a few scattered showers are in and around fairfield right up to air base parkway and if we shift, we have more rain over napa reported earlier this morning and i am tracking scattered showers and i will have a timeline later of what you can expect of what and went coming up, good morning, tara. >>> we have video coming into our newsroom. this is an accident and a sig alert was issued just of a 5:15 this morning. we understand one lane is open now and at least three vehicles are involved and a lot of fuel is being die certificated. -- diverted. you can see headlights are in concord and they are moving along nicely, let's head back to the desk. >>> we are covering a three- alarm fire at a commercial building in campbell
. >> i am brian flores, let's take a look at our weather, merry christmas to you rosemary. >> yes, we have splash and dash showers out there and eventually it will be a steady rain and with that rain will come wind as well and maybe hail and lightning. looking at storm tracker 2, wind doppler radars you can see all over southern california is where the steady rain is and a few scattered showers are in and around fairfield right up to air base parkway and if we shift, we have more...
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brian flores ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> and at the richmond refinery, they say the flare-up was nothing to worry about. after the fire it sent huge plumes of smoke into the air and many people went to the hospital complaining of health problems. >>> up now give holiday presents to facebook friends. we will tell you what those gifts are and how you can give them. >>> the first megabus was just there live this morning. the company offers trips from san francisco to los angeles, reno to san jose and oakland to los angeles. >> it started at $1 and we always managed to have a very good value even on a busy day. why not. they look comfortable inside too. the company briefly operated in 2007 but actually canceled service due to lack of demand. >>> time now 6:50, let's see if sal can get everybody where they needs to go. >> that is one thing i should to, let's take a look at the east bay and traffic is moving along well but it is wet and as steve mentioned showers are moving through and that will make it slower. when you get to the plaza it did start earlier than normal and they are bac
brian flores ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> and at the richmond refinery, they say the flare-up was nothing to worry about. after the fire it sent huge plumes of smoke into the air and many people went to the hospital complaining of health problems. >>> up now give holiday presents to facebook friends. we will tell you what those gifts are and how you can give them. >>> the first megabus was just there live this morning. the company offers trips from san francisco...
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live here in san francisco brian flores. >> it's a great story. when yo you see my friend willie brown tell him i'm proud of him. >>> we have traffic to tell you about. what happened in the east bay in >> we have an accident in orinda. it looks like an injury accident. it is cold out there today. and the roads very slick on san pablo dam road. this is an overturned car. so again drive slowly. up next san francisco 101 looking good in both directions. traffic on the right there southbound toward sfo no delays. let's take a look at another bay area bridge. no delays to report. traffic on the right hand side there westbound as you make the drive toward foster city. let's check in with steve. i wasn't expecting that black ice. >> well, we had the rain friday night and saturday morning. i think most of it is about gone though. i'm looking to see if my computer -- hold on. don't go anywhere. i don't think it loaded. >> you think the cold air got to it? >> yeah. >> froze up. that occasionally happens. >> isn't that a beautiful picture i painted for you?
live here in san francisco brian flores. >> it's a great story. when yo you see my friend willie brown tell him i'm proud of him. >>> we have traffic to tell you about. what happened in the east bay in >> we have an accident in orinda. it looks like an injury accident. it is cold out there today. and the roads very slick on san pablo dam road. this is an overturned car. so again drive slowly. up next san francisco 101 looking good in both directions. traffic on the right...
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brian flores joins us for this record-breaking day, my goodness, i feel like i am behind if i don't get my packages out today. >> reporter: that may be the case but yes, 19 packages overall that started on thanksgiving and i can't believe christmas is already two and a half weeks away but look, many of these pack ands are here and they may be going to homes in the area. to talk about more how this process goes, he is the operations manager here for fedex. good morning, very busy out there. thanks for coming. here we are busiest day of the year, we have 110 employees looking to move out all of the packages and we have our full staff of people getting packages out that we pick up this afternoon. >> we understand this is actually the busiest shopping day and how are you guys preparing and getting ready? >> well, it's all hands on deck, we have to rent vehicles to accommodate it, and everyone will be here. >>> talk to me about the process, talk to me about how one package comes from one part of the country to another. >> this is our big facility and from oakland throughout the bay area stat
brian flores joins us for this record-breaking day, my goodness, i feel like i am behind if i don't get my packages out today. >> reporter: that may be the case but yes, 19 packages overall that started on thanksgiving and i can't believe christmas is already two and a half weeks away but look, many of these pack ands are here and they may be going to homes in the area. to talk about more how this process goes, he is the operations manager here for fedex. good morning, very busy out...
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. >>> and good morning, everybody it's monday, december 31st new years eve i'm brian flores pam cook has the day off. it's definitely cold out there. let's go to steve paul son. i had to use an old credit card to scrape the windshield. >> wow. make sure it's an old one. it will be a mostly sunny day on the chilly side. upper 40s and low 50s. here is tara. >>> thanks. we did have quite a bit of ice out there. i had to scrape my windshield as well. this is a lack at the east -- this is a look at the east shore freeway. traffic is moving along very nicely there. and on the opposite direction. 101 through san francisco looks really good. traffic on the right heading toward sfo no delays. back to brian. >>> we begin with developing news from san francisco, a short time ago pg&e crews capped a gas like at the scene of an overnight house fire. alex savidge is in san francisco with video of flames shooting from that gas line. alex. >> reporter: i can also tell you two people were sent to the hospital after this early morning hour fire. hou -- house fire. you can hear and see pg&e crews out h
. >>> and good morning, everybody it's monday, december 31st new years eve i'm brian flores pam cook has the day off. it's definitely cold out there. let's go to steve paul son. i had to use an old credit card to scrape the windshield. >> wow. make sure it's an old one. it will be a mostly sunny day on the chilly side. upper 40s and low 50s. here is tara. >>> thanks. we did have quite a bit of ice out there. i had to scrape my windshield as well. this is a lack at the...
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brian flores, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, brian. >>> 7:31. a bomb squad in san mateo had to be called in to remove some old chemicals inside a home. that he had been in a house on parrot drive for years and were actually -- they had been in a on parroted drive for years and the bomb squad detonated them in front of the yard. no one was hurt. >>> later today, vice president joe biden meets with lawmakers from all over the country. yesterday, president obama appointed the vice president to lead a task force on how to prevent other tragedies like the shooting in connecticut. stay with us for more coverage on the connecticut school shooting. coming up at 7:42, we'll go back live to newtown, connecticut, we'll show you some of the special tributes honoring the victims. and you will hear more information about where the gunman's mother was day the before that shoot -- days before that shooting. >>> a bitter legal fight is now over. lawyers for thomas kincaid's estranged widow and girlfriend say they've settled his multi- million dollar estate. we s
brian flores, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, brian. >>> 7:31. a bomb squad in san mateo had to be called in to remove some old chemicals inside a home. that he had been in a house on parrot drive for years and were actually -- they had been in a on parroted drive for years and the bomb squad detonated them in front of the yard. no one was hurt. >>> later today, vice president joe biden meets with lawmakers from all over the country. yesterday, president obama...
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brian flores, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> 7:34. in michigan, unions want to recall the governor after he pushed through two "right to work" laws. [. >> we are michigan! >> reporter: she is union members tried to storm the skate capitol yesterday. but the state police in riot gear, they blocked them. the republican-dominated house ignored democrats who wanted to delay passing those law us. it was passed through a lame- duck session. >> i don't see a need to have a public signing ceremony to overemphasize it. this is about us being michigan people. >> the state of michigan now becomes the 24th right to work state in america. it prevents unions from requiring private or public sector workers to pay dues. >>> just about 20 minutes ago, house speaker john boehner talked about a private phone conversation he had with president obama last night about that fiscal cliff situation. >> there were some offers that were exchanged back and forth yesterday. you know, the president and i had a pretty frank conversation about just how far apart we
brian flores, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> 7:34. in michigan, unions want to recall the governor after he pushed through two "right to work" laws. [. >> we are michigan! >> reporter: she is union members tried to storm the skate capitol yesterday. but the state police in riot gear, they blocked them. the republican-dominated house ignored democrats who wanted to delay passing those law us. it was passed through a lame- duck session. >> i don't see a need to have...
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. >>> good morning everybody, it is wednesday december 26th, i am brian flores. >> and i am claudine wong, dave and pam have the morning off, mark, it sounds like a little bit of everything is out there. >>> yes, rainfall coverage has been increasing parts of the bay area and we have some downpours and you will notice them in at least the next hour or so. you can see some of the heavier cells in parts of the santa cruz mountains and there is probably a thunderstorm so we are talking about the probability of hail in vallejo. we have an update now on the wet roadways with tara, good morning, tara. >>> traffic is flowing nicely into berkeley at the mcarthur maze on the right-hand side. definitely give yourself some extra time, 6:00 on the nose, let's head back to the desk. >>> workers heading back to work could face a tricky commute. lorraine blanco is live at the bay bridge toll plaza with more on that. >> reporter: the rain has been spotty throughout the morning and we are here at the bay bridge toll plaza san right now traffic is moving rather smoothly at this point on the bay bridge
. >>> good morning everybody, it is wednesday december 26th, i am brian flores. >> and i am claudine wong, dave and pam have the morning off, mark, it sounds like a little bit of everything is out there. >>> yes, rainfall coverage has been increasing parts of the bay area and we have some downpours and you will notice them in at least the next hour or so. you can see some of the heavier cells in parts of the santa cruz mountains and there is probably a thunderstorm so we...
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brian flores. >> thank you. our channel 2 website you will find a link there where you can share your photographs of the king tides with sciencists, just click on web links. >>> the man accused of kidnapping and killing sierra lamar was charged with three new crimes. during his brief court appearance yesterday the 21- year-old looked quite different, his hair was grown out and he had lost weight. he is a accused of trying to kidnap three women in separate incidents safeway parking lots in 2009. he could enter pleas to those charges in february. he has not entered a plea yet in the sierra lamar case. >>> prosecutors say there's could be more charges and suspects in a beating and homicide. the victims steven reed and audrey -- were bound, and dumped on a street. reed later died. investigators believe the two were first attacked inside a home. a warning to reporters to stay away hangs outside the home. four of the five gave not guilty pleas in court yesterday. >> police seize a marijuana growing operation in oaklan
brian flores. >> thank you. our channel 2 website you will find a link there where you can share your photographs of the king tides with sciencists, just click on web links. >>> the man accused of kidnapping and killing sierra lamar was charged with three new crimes. during his brief court appearance yesterday the 21- year-old looked quite different, his hair was grown out and he had lost weight. he is a accused of trying to kidnap three women in separate incidents safeway...
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. >>> welcome back, merry christmas everybody, i am brian flores, dave clark has the morning off. >>> for those of you now watching, there is some last minute wrapping. >> yes, and they need to no rain is coming in. >> yesterday, sunny skies, it was cool but it was dry and that's going to change once again. take a look at storm tracker 2, picking up light showers over parts of the north bay and some of this is hitting the ground and we are looking at some light rain. if i shift just a little bit, you can see highway 1 and i'll take a widespread view of what you can expect for christmas. the view will come in later today and i will show you the timeline coming up. good morning, rosemary. >>> a significant alert has been issued due to a three car crash so expect delays. this is a look at toll plaza, and 680 at the sunole grade on the right-hand side, no problems. all right, it is 5:31 let's head back to the desk. >>> we have some breaking news to cover a fire in campbell, just south of san jose, at a commercial building. we will bring you pictures and a live report and again this is in
. >>> welcome back, merry christmas everybody, i am brian flores, dave clark has the morning off. >>> for those of you now watching, there is some last minute wrapping. >> yes, and they need to no rain is coming in. >> yesterday, sunny skies, it was cool but it was dry and that's going to change once again. take a look at storm tracker 2, picking up light showers over parts of the north bay and some of this is hitting the ground and we are looking at some light...
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brian flores is outside glide memorial church. you've been out there since this morning. what's going on? >> reporter: a sea of people, at least a block long. thousands of people in line. some have been here as early as yesterday afternoon to get a free meal. every year, grace memorial church does this children where any give a bag of groceries for those who need it. this year, the church expects to give 5,500 bags of groceries. people have been in line hoping to get chicken, turkey, potatoes, pasta, beans and i many of -- and these items many of us take advantage of every day. many of these people with homeless. >> we see a lot of growing seniors accessing our services. it's doubling and tripling compared to years in the past. if you look at the demographics, the senior population is growing because the baby boomers are getting older and more people are getting on social security and disability as they reach the older years and they are really tight on money. >> reporter: and organizers say because the amount of people expected to arrive, they may have to turn people awa
brian flores is outside glide memorial church. you've been out there since this morning. what's going on? >> reporter: a sea of people, at least a block long. thousands of people in line. some have been here as early as yesterday afternoon to get a free meal. every year, grace memorial church does this children where any give a bag of groceries for those who need it. this year, the church expects to give 5,500 bags of groceries. people have been in line hoping to get chicken, turkey,...
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but for now brian flores, ktvu channel 2 morning news. >> he has been there since 4:30 he is probably hungry by now. >>> we have a car in a ditch and a lot of people use this is the a shortcut so you could be experiencing some delays. and at the off ramp, there is a car in the bushes. let's look at this, no delays right here but we want to look at the bay bridge which closed because of a police rex and up next, you can see metering lights are on and this is your commute back up to mcarthur maze and san francisco. those taillights are going westbound not as bad as it usually is towards sunny veil and right now it is moving a little bit. 6:39 here is steve. >> thank you tara. >> okay. >> make sure she is there. >> a couple of breaks in the clouds, it is clearing and there is a northwest breeze kicking up in the san mateo coast and that will prevent a lot of widespread really thick fog. there have been a couple of reports, an "f" s o had -- fso had a gust of 18. there is a little midst and san jose had some. breezy and cooler here. we will have mostly sunny conditions, definitely by the
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brian floors -- brian flores has more. >> reporter: they are planning to put this to a final vote. as many people, this issue is very controversial. if it's anything like the many, you can plan to see many who showed up in full force to show up like that again. many stripped off their clothes to show their displeasure on this ban. we are expecting this same thing today as supervisors take the final vote. what this ordinance does is prohibits nudity on city streets, plazas, sidewalks and other places. many nudists say that being naked promotes free speech. some people don't like public nudity at all and welcome the ban. >> people walking around with little kids, families, even in the castro there are families. i don't -- if i had children, i wouldn't want them having to look at that. it's not -- it makes me angry. it just makes me angry. >> back out here live, the first fine would be $100, the second offense $200 and then after that, up to $500 and then some jail time. if there are more offenses. this ordinance, if it does pass is expected to take place on february 1st. the meeting
brian floors -- brian flores has more. >> reporter: they are planning to put this to a final vote. as many people, this issue is very controversial. if it's anything like the many, you can plan to see many who showed up in full force to show up like that again. many stripped off their clothes to show their displeasure on this ban. we are expecting this same thing today as supervisors take the final vote. what this ordinance does is prohibits nudity on city streets, plazas, sidewalks and...
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ktvu channel 2 reporter brian floor rose is live -- brian flores is live with more. >> reporter: good morning. in terms of the rain, the rain has let up here quite considerably. we're taking a look at the southbound 101, it's starting to pick up there. steve paulson has been talking about it all morning. we're not expecting a huge amount of rain from this storm. but the ground is saturated, especially from last week's storm. there's lots of pockets of water in the roadways and some businesses and residents and even commuters are not taking any chances this morning. one of those businesses is goodman's lumber in mill valley. storeowners and employees placed sandbags there and kept them because of the rain. the store that sells a lot of rain gear became flooded this past wednesday. they say they didn't want to take any chances with this new set of storms. are you worried about tomorrow morning? >> hopefully it will not be that bad. >> i'm getting ready. i know it's coming. i know it's coming. so yeah, trying to get it all ready tonight. >> reporter: we did drive by the store earlier thi
ktvu channel 2 reporter brian floor rose is live -- brian flores is live with more. >> reporter: good morning. in terms of the rain, the rain has let up here quite considerably. we're taking a look at the southbound 101, it's starting to pick up there. steve paulson has been talking about it all morning. we're not expecting a huge amount of rain from this storm. but the ground is saturated, especially from last week's storm. there's lots of pockets of water in the roadways and some...
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brian flores is there now at a pharmacy that was hit. >> reporter: hi. the main question is if all the pharmacies that were robbed are related. no word from law enforcement officials. you are right. we are here at the 2800 block in front that have riteaid. it was robbed around 12:30 yesterday afternoon. there were also robberies at a pharmacy not to far from here. there was a third attempted robbery that may, or may not be related on dublin boulevard. then there was a 4th attempted robbery at a cvs off regional street. that was around 5:30 yesterday afternoon. its being reported that at least two men may be working together and hitting up the pharmacies. one of them would walk up to a pharmacist with a demand note. in these cases the pharmacists said no and then the men fled on foot without the drugs. no injuries or sign of a gun. one of the suspects is a white or middle eastern man with a beard. he is his mid-30s. witnesses say that he had a very red complexion. the others a white male, 5'7'', 225 pounds. we have calls in to the pleasanton police depart
brian flores is there now at a pharmacy that was hit. >> reporter: hi. the main question is if all the pharmacies that were robbed are related. no word from law enforcement officials. you are right. we are here at the 2800 block in front that have riteaid. it was robbed around 12:30 yesterday afternoon. there were also robberies at a pharmacy not to far from here. there was a third attempted robbery that may, or may not be related on dublin boulevard. then there was a 4th attempted...
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brian flores has more. brian? >> reporter: emergency crews finished up a few minutes ago. both lanes of highway 35 are reopen. besigned me is the general area where this car went off the cliff here. lights just started showing up here. but still very dark out here, as you can see. emergency crews and the california highway patrol, they were hoping to get the car that drove off the cliff. the car drove off the cliff 100 to 200 feet here. we saw the person who may be the driven. he was given a breathalyzer test as we arrived. the chp says it is still being investigated whether speed or alcohol was in the crash. the passenger has moderate to major injuries according to the chp and was taken to a local hospital. >> it has major damage to it. obviously, going down the embankment, it didn't hit much debris but on the way down it did sustain damage to the front, left front fender as well as undercarriage damage. >> reporter: and again, no other injuries to report. no other vehicles were involved. but this morning, a tow company has been called in to get the car below the cliff. i
brian flores has more. brian? >> reporter: emergency crews finished up a few minutes ago. both lanes of highway 35 are reopen. besigned me is the general area where this car went off the cliff here. lights just started showing up here. but still very dark out here, as you can see. emergency crews and the california highway patrol, they were hoping to get the car that drove off the cliff. the car drove off the cliff 100 to 200 feet here. we saw the person who may be the driven. he was...
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. >>> welcome back, i am brian flores in for dave clark, he has the morning off. >>> my mom is watching. >> good morning, mom. >> she didn't want us to feel alone. >> we have one viewer. >>> well, outside for today, we have a good looking day, dry conditions, mostly clear skies, we will be a little cool but it is winter and we are dealing with still some of the after math of yesterday's storms in parts of sonoma county and minor flooding is taking place on boeheim highway and the rest of us are dry but cool and i will have a look at more and what you can expect, good morning tara. >>> you can see traffic on the right-hand side as folks drive towards foster city you will not experience any delays. you can see we don't have any backup and that's the good news. 5:31 let's go back to the desk. >>> we understand a search and rescue effort is underway. alex joins us from fairfax just moments on what investigators are so concerned about. >> reporter: they are trying to find a suspected drunk driver who ran from police at a traffic stop and ran to cordova creek. let me show you the video early
. >>> welcome back, i am brian flores in for dave clark, he has the morning off. >>> my mom is watching. >> good morning, mom. >> she didn't want us to feel alone. >> we have one viewer. >>> well, outside for today, we have a good looking day, dry conditions, mostly clear skies, we will be a little cool but it is winter and we are dealing with still some of the after math of yesterday's storms in parts of sonoma county and minor flooding is taking...
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i'm brian flores. >> good morning. i'm claudine wong. we are back on storm watch this back here in the bay area there. have been several big downpours in the past few hours and mark joining us now to tell us what is happening now and what we can expect later today > >> the heaviest rain on live storm tracker 2. there is the live sweep showing you the current rainfall pattern and scatter around parts of the north bay. we will continue to show you this. just out toward san leandro. approaching san ramone, a few scattered rain showers, not to major for this part of the bay area. we will move the maps down closer to santa cruz, increasing rain closer to santa cruz and the south bay. you will seat yellows and reds flaring up. leafier rain, sunnyvale. all the areas, the yellows indicate the increase in the rainfall rates, also shifting the maps here, close in on fremont around stevenson boulevard and cherry street. especially the darker shades of green. they link up with heavier rain. with the downpours still a big part of the forecast for thi
i'm brian flores. >> good morning. i'm claudine wong. we are back on storm watch this back here in the bay area there. have been several big downpours in the past few hours and mark joining us now to tell us what is happening now and what we can expect later today > >> the heaviest rain on live storm tracker 2. there is the live sweep showing you the current rainfall pattern and scatter around parts of the north bay. we will continue to show you this. just out toward san leandro....
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brian flores, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> 8:35. four people including three firefighters still in the hospital this morning after a very serious crash in orinda. it happened yesterday morning on eastbound highway 24 near wilder road. it all started with an suv after crashing in the center divide. while one of the drivers and three firefighters were standing on the right shoulder. another suv lost control and pushed another car into them. all of them were rushed to the hospital with major injuries. >>> that big weekend storm brought a lot of problems to the south bay and utility workers and law enforcement worked overtime. a man, a woman and a child were stuck in that car after flooding on east capitol on mantague expressway. people are pumping water out of parks. a lot of people living in milpitas started to stock up an sand -- on stand bags. >> you know how storms are, they are very unpredictable. i think we're in good condition to tackle the next storm. in mountain view, a tree tapled down in the apartment. there -- toppled down
brian flores, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> 8:35. four people including three firefighters still in the hospital this morning after a very serious crash in orinda. it happened yesterday morning on eastbound highway 24 near wilder road. it all started with an suv after crashing in the center divide. while one of the drivers and three firefighters were standing on the right shoulder. another suv lost control and pushed another car into them. all of them were rushed to the hospital with major...
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the justices are meeting in conference right now and brian flores is in the castro district with what we might hear from the high court today. >> reporter: we're expecting some type of action from the u.s. supreme court on proposition 8 which is the state ruling on same-sex marriage. there may be no action at all. this is a similar situation what wee saw on monday where the justices -- we saw on monday where the justices were deciding the case. the first decision, they could refuse to lower the ruling and that would mean that prop 8 is illegal and then gay marriages could happen next week. the second, the court could decide to hear the case and if that happens, a ruling could come by -- could come by june next year and then any action would be put on hold until further notice. as we take it back out here live, we'll keep you updated on the situation and we'll get any reaction if any ruling is done, brian flores, back to you. >>> john boehner says he wants to negotiate directly with president obama. he has asked that senate leaders and house minority leader nancy pelosi be excluded fro
the justices are meeting in conference right now and brian flores is in the castro district with what we might hear from the high court today. >> reporter: we're expecting some type of action from the u.s. supreme court on proposition 8 which is the state ruling on same-sex marriage. there may be no action at all. this is a similar situation what wee saw on monday where the justices -- we saw on monday where the justices were deciding the case. the first decision, they could refuse to...
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brian flores, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> 8:33. crews will be shutting down part of a busy contra costa road today because of a potential sinkhole. right now, one lane of marsh creek road in clayton is closed. crews are trying to fix the road because a culvert has failed and a potential sinkhole is starting to form. at 9:00 this morning, marsh creek will be completely shut down between deer valley road and pine lane. drivers will be reouted but people who live in the area will still have access to their homes. >>> 8:34. sal is watching that and everything else. you are starting in contra costa county, though. >> that's right the we're looking at highway 4 to start this report off. highway 4 looks pretty good. it's improved a little bit. there goes b.a.r.t. b.a.r.t. is a good way to get there. if you are driving late this morning, it could be a benefit for you. 680 is slow. looking at the toll plaza, it's -- that's improve the quite a bit. it's still about a 15-minute delay. you can see the traffic coming in from 880 is lighter. if
brian flores, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> 8:33. crews will be shutting down part of a busy contra costa road today because of a potential sinkhole. right now, one lane of marsh creek road in clayton is closed. crews are trying to fix the road because a culvert has failed and a potential sinkhole is starting to form. at 9:00 this morning, marsh creek will be completely shut down between deer valley road and pine lane. drivers will be reouted but people who live in the area will still have...
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ktvu's brian flores is out at a facility in san francisco now. how busy is it out there, brian? >> reporter: well, dave, i mean you hit it on the head. 200 packages per second. 19million packages that will be sent from thanksgiving all the way through the las holidays. go ahead and take a look for yourselves. things are definitely busy here at one of the fed-ex facilities here. and to talk more about how busy it is, let's bring in the operations manager. i mean, talk to us about how busy it is out here. it's really busy? >> yes. everything has been busy. we haven't seen a slowdown. things have been good. all of the employees are here. its all hands ondeck. we have had 110 to 120 employees here this morning. and then later on we'll have 200 employees here to get the packages out in the afternoon. >> reporter: why are you expecting the biggest shipping day today? >> we see an increase in online shop -- we've seen an increase in online, things bought over the internet. things have increased area thanksgiving. we just did a huge increase. >> one of the biggest questions i get -- is
ktvu's brian flores is out at a facility in san francisco now. how busy is it out there, brian? >> reporter: well, dave, i mean you hit it on the head. 200 packages per second. 19million packages that will be sent from thanksgiving all the way through the las holidays. go ahead and take a look for yourselves. things are definitely busy here at one of the fed-ex facilities here. and to talk more about how busy it is, let's bring in the operations manager. i mean, talk to us about how busy...
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brian flores, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> 7:37. we're still gonna get you to where you need to go. particularly tara, the east bay, not looking good? >> yeah, union city, hayward, 880 is congested. let's take a look at the maps. we have an accident on the shoulder at whipple road. this is in the southbound direction. it's causing some delays and we have the center line blocked at 880 southbound at jackson street. across the bray here, you can see we have another accident, i- 80 northbound at the 92 split. give yourself some extra time because it looks like there's a lot of debris in the roadway, they have moved it over. at the bay bridge toll plaza, you can see that traffic is backed up. the metering lights are on. highway 4, you can see we have slow traffic westbound. they are a little bit more of a breeze kicking in. that's going to help stir things around. there were some pockets of fog. so far it just seems to be cloudy to mostly cloudy. a little bit cooler. 51. 52, santa rosa and a little breeze is also helping stir things up and keep the temperatures. but a northwest breeze i
brian flores, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> 7:37. we're still gonna get you to where you need to go. particularly tara, the east bay, not looking good? >> yeah, union city, hayward, 880 is congested. let's take a look at the maps. we have an accident on the shoulder at whipple road. this is in the southbound direction. it's causing some delays and we have the center line blocked at 880 southbound at jackson street. across the bray here, you can see we have another accident, i- 80...
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ktvu's brian flores is joining us live in the sunset district with the details. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. we're live here at the 1600 block of sloat boulevard. still a very active scene here as several san francisco police officers are here investigating that home-invasion robbery that happened earlier this morning. we just got done talking with the resident of the house here. according to san francisco police and the resident we talked to, this robbery happened at around 2:00, 3:00 this morning. from what we understand, the father was watching tv in the home while his wife was getting ready for work when three masked robbers entered the home through a side window. the residents said they were armed and tied up with electrical tape. they say the men were there for about an hour as they ransacked the home. they took about $500 in cash along with purses and other belongings. the resident said he told the robbers he didn't have anything else after then they left. the family was able to escape and finally called police about an hour later. i asked if h
ktvu's brian flores is joining us live in the sunset district with the details. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. we're live here at the 1600 block of sloat boulevard. still a very active scene here as several san francisco police officers are here investigating that home-invasion robbery that happened earlier this morning. we just got done talking with the resident of the house here. according to san francisco police and the resident we talked to, this robbery happened at around...
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brian flores will be out there. [laughter] >> the national retail federation shows 10% of all americans say they will still be in the malls today. some shoppers say they like the energy of shopping right up until the last minute. others say they hate the crowds. but they just couldn't get to the stores any time sooner. >>> it turns out shoes are money of the -- are one of the most popular gifts. shoppers say shoes are one gift they know that will be used and the sizes are unlikely to rank. footwear ranks fifth on the list of the most popular gifts this year. they weren't in the top ten last year. some shoppers like giving something that's a bit extravagant but practical. >>> santa has begun his journey around the world. norad tracks santa every year. here is a look at where he is now and the gifts. do we know where he is at now? >> where is? >> we don't know. he's somewhere. he's moving very fast. he was in china a few hours ago. norad has partnered with the mapping service to show the stops around the world. >> and
brian flores will be out there. [laughter] >> the national retail federation shows 10% of all americans say they will still be in the malls today. some shoppers say they like the energy of shopping right up until the last minute. others say they hate the crowds. but they just couldn't get to the stores any time sooner. >>> it turns out shoes are money of the -- are one of the most popular gifts. shoppers say shoes are one gift they know that will be used and the sizes are...
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ktvu's brian flores is there, too. what are they so eager to buy, brian? >> reporter: well, dave, you know what, first off, when you go out there shopping today, you need to be patient especially when it comes to hot- ticket items. and here at the newpark, the hot ticket item was the jordan shoes and that just spilled over to tension seen this morning. now, chopper 2 was over the scene when it happened. there was a confrontation among those waiting in line for the shoes. from what we understand, a particular shoe store called sheik was to hand out raffle tickets. the policy was first come/first served but when someone came out to hand out those tickets, a huge crowd yam bushed that person and that's how the you are cause started -- how the ruck cause started. there were -- ruckus started. there were police surrounding the area. they are letting some people in the shoe store right now, from what we understand. >> i just came to get the shoes for my girlfriend. but now -- can't do it now. jordans everybody would do anything for some jordans but back in the d
ktvu's brian flores is there, too. what are they so eager to buy, brian? >> reporter: well, dave, you know what, first off, when you go out there shopping today, you need to be patient especially when it comes to hot- ticket items. and here at the newpark, the hot ticket item was the jordan shoes and that just spilled over to tension seen this morning. now, chopper 2 was over the scene when it happened. there was a confrontation among those waiting in line for the shoes. from what we...
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brian flores, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> thank you, brian. >>> 7:37. a heads up for commuters in san francisco. muni reports that the powell street cable car line will remain out of service this morning. >> the problem, a defective piece of cable. transit officials say motor coach shuttles are being used as a backup. >>> a san francisco cab company is offering free cab rides this new year's eve. luxor cabs will give a free ride home to people leaving bars and restaurants. you must mention berg industry lawyers to get a free ride. only fares under $35 will be free. >> and there are police officers out there tonight. they will be watching. >> yes. >> so be careful. >>> tara, you are talking about free rides? >> that's right. muni will be offering free rides. that's tonight from 8:00 until 6:00 tomorrow morning. caltrain and samtrans also offering free rides after 11:00. -- as well as vta from 7:00 this evening until 4:00 in the morning. b.a.r.t. will be offering extended service. so no excuses to drink and drive. right now we're gonna take a live look at
brian flores, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> thank you, brian. >>> 7:37. a heads up for commuters in san francisco. muni reports that the powell street cable car line will remain out of service this morning. >> the problem, a defective piece of cable. transit officials say motor coach shuttles are being used as a backup. >>> a san francisco cab company is offering free cab rides this new year's eve. luxor cabs will give a free ride home to people leaving bars and...
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brian flores is in san francisco's castro district with what we might hear from the justices today. brian. >> reporter: yeah. that is an operative word there might. we are not sure how the justices will rule this morning. we are anticipating some type of action on proposition 8 which is the states ruling on gay marriage. now this is a similar situation to what we saw on monday this week where the justices met behind closed doors to decide whether or not to take the case. but let's lay out what could happen this morning and this afternoon. the first is that the justices could completely refuse to review the lower courts ruling that essentially states that prop 8 is illegal. this is a key if that is the case, then gay pup couples could legal -- gay couples could legally marry next week. the justices could decide to hear the case if that happens a ruling on prop 8 could come by june and a third situation which is similar to what happened on monday what we may be anticipating today the justices would put any action on hold until further notice. they are not required to provide any reaso
brian flores is in san francisco's castro district with what we might hear from the justices today. brian. >> reporter: yeah. that is an operative word there might. we are not sure how the justices will rule this morning. we are anticipating some type of action on proposition 8 which is the states ruling on gay marriage. now this is a similar situation to what we saw on monday this week where the justices met behind closed doors to decide whether or not to take the case. but let's lay out...
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i'm brian flores. >> i'm claudine wong. it's thursday, we want to start with breaking news we first reported at 4:30 this morning. the investigation is underway in a deadly police shooting in walnut creek. it happened hours ago and we are on creek side drive near 680 with the circumstances that led up to the shooting. >> reporter: police just wrapped up their latest briefing about 15, 20 minutes ago. we are getting new details, we have learned there are now multiple officers involved in this incident which wound up with an parent domestic violence suspect dead. investigators are still onto scene. the presence of police and sonoma -- contra kosta county deputies has decreased but we are learning that incident appears to have happened behind that brick fence you can see in the distance there. police say this may have started as a possible domestic violence incident that ended in gun fire. one suspect dead, nobody else hurt we have learned. we have learned the initial call came into 911 from a woman caller shortly before 3:15
i'm brian flores. >> i'm claudine wong. it's thursday, we want to start with breaking news we first reported at 4:30 this morning. the investigation is underway in a deadly police shooting in walnut creek. it happened hours ago and we are on creek side drive near 680 with the circumstances that led up to the shooting. >> reporter: police just wrapped up their latest briefing about 15, 20 minutes ago. we are getting new details, we have learned there are now multiple officers...
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i'm brian flores. dave clark is off. it's tuesday, december 25th. >>> ktvu was first on the scene of a south bay fryer that through to -- fire that grew to three alarms. janine de la vega is live with more. >> reporter: firefighters are on the scene mopping up. they are inside this commercial building putting out hot spots. this is an industrial area close to the los gatos border. it's not near residential homes. let's go to video. this was taken earlier this morning, where you can see flames shooting up from the roof as high as 15 feet in the air. two aerial ladders were used to spray water on the flames. firefighters believe no one was inside. but it appears two businesses were run out of the building with one suffering the brunt of the damage. >> i did a lap around the building and it looks like the back half of the building here is burned completely. the roof is gone. all of the property inside is gone, too. it looked like it was some sort of manufacturing, maybe a battery, electric-type vehicle operation. not sure a
i'm brian flores. dave clark is off. it's tuesday, december 25th. >>> ktvu was first on the scene of a south bay fryer that through to -- fire that grew to three alarms. janine de la vega is live with more. >> reporter: firefighters are on the scene mopping up. they are inside this commercial building putting out hot spots. this is an industrial area close to the los gatos border. it's not near residential homes. let's go to video. this was taken earlier this morning, where you...